ROM ver. Identifier - v1.0

[einstein9]

for some of us here it might be useless but really i came up with this idea since am too lazy
to check it in Winhex and asked my Developers (Partners) to do it and save some of my time here

i would like to share it with you guys here...

next release will be even much better

Thank you forum members/Admins





file can be downloaded from here: http://files.hddguru.com/download/Other ... dentifier/

[Doomer]

From what I see it's .Net app (that probably won't work in DOS mode as specified) and it support some WD flashes

[einstein9]

it should work my dear if you have .net 2.0 or later

have a look

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[Doomer]

it definitely should, in command prompt, you probably meant that
I wonder what's the practical value of this program
It returns internal version of the first found module with ROYL header, I might be missing something here but I cannot come with any idea where I could actually use that kind of information

[Doomer]

Just in case somebody wants to share another opinion on the code

Code:

namespace GetID
{
    using System;
    using System.IO;
    using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
    using System.Text;

    internal class Program
    {
        private static byte[] _RoylCode = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("ROYL");

        private static void FindIdInFile(string path)
        {
            long num;
            string str;
            if (FindIdInFile(path, out num, out str))
            {
                Console.WriteLine(string.Concat(new object[] { "Found ID at offset ", num, " [0x", num.ToString("X"), "]: ", str }));
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine("ID not found!");
            }
        }

        private static bool FindIdInFile(string path, out long offset, out string id)
        {
            using (FileStream stream = File.OpenRead(path))
            {
                while (stream.CanRead)
                {
                    if (((stream.ReadByte() == _RoylCode[0]) && (stream.ReadByte() == _RoylCode[1])) && ((stream.ReadByte() == _RoylCode[2]) && (stream.ReadByte() == _RoylCode[3])))
                    {
                        offset = stream.Seek(12L, SeekOrigin.Current);
                        byte[] buffer = new byte[8];
                        if (stream.Read(buffer, 0, 8) == 8)
                        {
                            id = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(buffer);
                            return true;
                        }
                    }
                }
                offset = -1L;
                id = null;
                return false;
            }
        }

        private static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            if (args.Length < 1)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("No file path specified.");
                Environment.ExitCode = -1;
            }
            else
            {
                string path = args[0];
                if (path.StartsWith("\"") && path.EndsWith("\""))
                {
                    path = path.Substring(1, path.Length - 2);
                }
                if (!File.Exists(path))
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("'" + args[0] + "' is not a valid file path.");
                    Environment.ExitCode = -1;
                }
                else
                {
                    FindIdInFile(args[0]);
                }
            }
        }
    }
}



Last edited by Doomer on August 23rd, 2012, 15:43, edited 1 time in total.

[einstein9]

Well, for me because am too lazy searching in Winhex i asked for it, anyway, this is the prototype the new one will be in GUI
drag-n-drop with the same function.

for WHY or whats the use of it?

as i said, am too lazy looking, also might help newbies here, or anyone wanted fast results of it.

not bad idea i guess?

[Doomer]

not bad idea i guess?

Well, now I feel like I'm definitely missing something
How one could use that ID?

Last edited by Doomer on August 23rd, 2012, 15:51, edited 1 time in total.

[Doomer]

Oh, I think I figured that out
You need add additional check for Module ID. The module ID you are looking for is 4F
Because on the picture you are getting it from module 0A

[einstein9]

Hummm heheheh (this is the intro.. - just kidding)

well for some newbies here who ask for FW resources sometimes, they always start with hdd model # & SN .... and so on
till someone here replies back asking for ROM ver. which again newbies need some time to get used to it
and ask the direct question providing model + ROM ver. in case if PCB is totally dead (for example w/o U12)

or if people like ME for example, too lazy to look into HEX to find match donors (which always happens really all the time)

i have a backup of many resources in 2 NAS for the most well known tools collected/bought it during my DR
some of them are ROM`s which again too lazy to go through it and save it in a way which is easy to find it later.

those are some of the reasons why i needed it, and shared it here...

heheheh (this is the end.. - just kidding)

[Doomer]

yes, for the ROM revision you need to add Module ID check
Because right now it doesn't work

[einstein9]

oooh, many replies from you while am writing.... ehehhehe

about the picture, i was refering to the app. since u said not working

and the code is very simple, nothing hidden, any programmer can do it my dear...

[einstein9]

Doomer

http://lel1996stardollblog.files.wordpr ... -small.jpg


i cannot reply to 3 posts @ the same time

give me a break.... heheh

[drc]

Doomer's (correct) point is that it is not returning the correct answer

[einstein9]

i guess guys and you too Doomer are right

will ask my developer about that

hehehe

thnx for the feedback


did u find this useful as an idea? or not?

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[Doomer]

did u find this useful as an idea? or not?

IDK, if you have an ability to read ROM, you shouldn't have questions about its version

[einstein9]

Updated v2 with GUI

can be downloaded in files section: http://files.hddguru.com/download/Other ... dentifier/

Thank you